Meet Richard, a NASA Solar System Ambassador
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Richard Stember is a NASA Solar System Ambassador volunteer who shares his passion for space with the public. Is this something that would interest you? You can apply to be an ambassador, too! For more information about NASA’s Solar System Ambassadors program, visit https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/ssa/home… .
THE ECLIPSE IS TODAY!
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Big Asteroid’s Close Flyby on September 1st
On September 1, 2017, Asteroid 3122 Florence will safely pass by our planet at over 18 times the distance between the Earth and Moon.
NASA at Saturn: Cassini’s Grand Finale
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory The final chapter in a remarkable mission of exploration and discovery, Cassini’s Grand Finale is in many ways like a brand new mission. Twenty-two times, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will dive through the unexplored space between Saturn and its rings. What we learn from these ultra-close passes over the planet could […]
Close Encounter with an Undetected Asteroid
On July 23, 2017, astronomers detected a small asteroid now designated Asteroid 2017 001, three days after it passed by at 1/3 the moon’s distance from the Earth
HOW TO MAKE A SIMPLE PINHOLE PROJECTOR FOR A SOLAR ECLIPSE
Another way to view the eclipse is to use a pinhole devices that projects the sun onto a surface safely. There a way to make such a device cheaply.
Solar Eclipse Across America: Science, Yes, and So Much More!
Total Eclipse of the Sun Crosses the U.S. from Oregon to South Carolina on August 21st
